Mussel product harvesting suction cup
By using a positive pressure power source and high-pressure jet rake design, combined with a movable screen frame and flow guiding structure, the high energy consumption and beach damage problems of traditional shellfish harvesting suction cups are solved, achieving low-energy, high-efficiency shellfish product harvesting and seedling protection.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 余美平
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
Traditional shellfish harvesting suckers suffer from problems such as high energy consumption, severe damage to beach surfaces, damage to seedlings, and complex impurity handling.
Employing a positive pressure power source and high-pressure jet rake design, combined with a movable screen frame and flow guiding structure, it enables underwater decomposition of mud and sand and efficient harvesting of shellfish products. The positive and negative pressure balance and flow guiding design avoid damage to the beach surface and simplify impurity handling.
It achieves low-energy and high-efficiency shellfish harvesting, reduces damage to the beach surface, and improves the protection of seedlings and harvesting efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model patent relates to a shellfish harvesting machine that can decompose mud and water and the product to be harvested underwater. It improves upon the existing harvesting suction cups that have problems and shortcomings in use, and is suitable for harvesting a variety of shellfish products and their seedlings. It has low energy consumption and a high degree of automation. Background Technology
[0002] This utility model patent technology and the original authorized invention patent of the inventor and second inventor, Yu Zhong, for a shellfish product harvester, ZL201210055905.X, have been documented and will not be described here. This application follows the principles of novelty, inventiveness, and practicality under patent law. Traditional shellfish product harvesting suction cups have their negative pressure pipe interface and body basically on the same plane. The interface is connected to a hose to generate negative pressure from a vacuum pump on board. The raw material in the suction inlet includes all suckable material, including some seedlings, other shellfish, and impurities. Transporting this material to the ship requires a large space for decomposition facilities and multiple people to participate in the processing and decomposition. Afterwards, the clam mothers and other impurities return to the beach. Occasionally, when larger impurities get stuck in the excessively thick tube of the harvesting suction cup, it is necessary to open the suction cup troubleshooting door to handle the problem. The bottom surface of the traditional harvesting suction cup does not adhere to the beach surface. When the boat moves and pulls, the traditional shellfish harvesting suction cup forms an angle of 20-30 degrees with the beach surface. The rear suction port, along with the raking and suction, will directly damage the beach surface and harm the seedling mothers, affecting the yield of aquaculture farmers. The setting of the raw material water inlet of the traditional harvesting suction cup is only for water replenishment due to the pure negative pressure design. Therefore, the system is very energy-intensive, and it only harvests primary mixed raw material. Summary of the Invention
[0003] Based on the above summary and identified problems, this utility model patent makes the following improvements: The positive pressure pipe interface is directly connected to the positive pressure power source at the outlet of the ship's water pump, eliminating the need for negative pressure generated by a vacuum pump. The positive pressure power source is sent to the jet booster pipe, the suction cup high-pressure jet conveying plate, and the high-pressure jet rake. The direction of work is changed according to the design, and the positive and negative pressures reach equilibrium inside the harvesting suction cup body of this invention. For example, the deformable suction pipe is close to the product collection port at the bottom and connected to the product conveying pipe interface at the top, so that the body has both positive pressure circulation and negative pressure suction of the raw material for direct underwater decomposition and micro-pressure conveying of the harvested product; the movable screen frame is both the heart of this invention and a vulnerable component. The invention incorporates a suction cup guide cover hinge, allowing for easy removal of the movable screen frame by flipping up the cover. The screen frame can then be reset. A mud-water guide bottom plate, combined with the mud-water guide cover, forms a high-flow, low-pressure discharge conduit. The front end of the conduit is sealed by a front end plate on the cover, while the rear end connects to a guide bend on the cover to change the fluid direction. This allows the mud-water discharge outlet to discharge while simultaneously performing auxiliary work, maximizing energy utilization. A pressure supply channel connects to a high-pressure jet rake within the main body cavity, providing positive pressure energy. Since the mud-water discharge outlet can be used for work during seedling harvesting, the high-pressure jet rake can be omitted.
[0004] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0005] This utility model patent uses positive pressure energy to decompose mud, sand, water, and the product to be harvested underwater. The tolerance angle between the main body plane and the axis of the conveying pipe is preset to ensure that the suction cup fits the beach surface, avoiding the damage to the beach surface caused by traditional harvesting suction cups. While discharging mud and sand, it can also assist in the work. The pressure of the high-pressure jet rake, the mesh size of the coarse screen for the raw material, and the mesh size of the movable screen frame can be adjusted according to the specifications of the product to be harvested. In other words, it can effectively perform work for different levels of products to be harvested, so that the product coming out of the product conveying pipe interface is the product to be harvested. Attached Figure Description
[0006] Figure 1 A top-down view of the suction cups used for harvesting traditional shellfish products.
[0007] Figure 2 A diagram illustrating the effect of harvesting suckers at the bottom of traditional shellfish products.
[0008] Figure 3 Harvesting suckers for traditional shellfish products Figure 1 B-B Sectional Diagram
[0009] Figure 4 This is a top view illustration of the harvesting suction cup of the shellfish product for this utility model patent.
[0010] Figure 5 shows the harvesting suction cup for shellfish products according to this utility model patent. Figure 4 A-A Sectional Diagram
[0011] Attached Figure
[0012] (The following text uses the harvesting suction cup of this utility model for shellfish products to distinguish it from traditional harvesting suction cups.)
[0013] 1. Traditional harvesting suction cup negative pressure pipe interface; 14. Harvesting suction cup product collection port.
[0014] 2. Traditional harvesting suction cup with excessively thick tube; 15. Deformed harvesting suction cup tube.
[0015] 3. Traditional harvesting suction cup bottom surface; 16. Harvesting suction cup movable screen frame.
[0016] 4. Traditional harvesting suction cup raw material inlet; 17. Harvesting suction cup mud and water guide plate.
[0017] 5. Troubleshooting door for traditional harvesting suction cups; 18. Mud and water diversion cover plate for harvesting suction cups.
[0018] 6. Traditional harvesting suction cup fault door fixing bolts; 19. Harvesting suction cup high-pressure jet conveyor plate.
[0019] 7. Troubleshooting door hinges for traditional harvesting suction cups; 20. Harvesting suction cup guide cover hinges.
[0020] 8. Traditional harvesting suction cup front panel; 21. Harvesting suction cup high-pressure jet rake
[0021] 9. Traditional harvesting suction cup raw material water inlet; 22. Harvesting suction cup raw material primary screening coarse screen.
[0022] 10. Water distribution regulating plate for traditional harvesting suction cups; 23. Sediment and water discharge port for harvesting suction cups.
[0023] 11. Harvesting suction cup positive pressure pipe interface; 24. Harvesting suction cup top cover front end sealing plate.
[0024] 12. Harvesting suction cup product conveying pipe interface; 25. Harvesting suction cup top cover plate guide bend.
[0025] 13. Harvesting suction cup jet booster tube; 26. Harvesting suction cup cross-section of energy supply channel. Detailed Implementation
[0026] The following discussion, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and drawing numbers, compares this utility model patent with traditional shellfish harvesting suckers, and uses physical phenomena to illustrate the inventiveness, novelty, and practicality of this invention.
[0027] Figure 1 A top-down view illustrating the harvesting suckers of traditional shellfish products. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the effect of harvesting the suckers at the bottom of traditional shellfish products. Figure 3 Harvesting suckers for traditional shellfish products Figure 1B-B Cross-Sectional Schematic: Figure 1 shows the negative pressure pipe interface of the traditional harvesting suction cup, connected to the ship's vacuum pump (a jet component generates negative pressure) via a 6-inch hose. It sucks in all scavengable material, including some seedlings, other shellfish, and impurities, from the raw material inlet of the traditional harvesting suction cup (Figure 4). Transporting this material to the ship requires significant space for the decomposition equipment and multiple personnel for processing. Occasionally, larger impurities may become stuck in the excessively thick pipe of the traditional harvesting suction cup (Figure 2), requiring the opening of the troubleshooting door (Figure 5) for handling. This door is subject to the influence of Figure 4... 7. Troubleshooting Traditional Harvesting Suction Cups: Door hinges and attached diagram number 6. Traditional Harvesting Suction Cup door fixing bolts control opening or closing. Attached diagram number 3. The bottom surface of the traditional harvesting suction cup does not adhere to the beach surface. When the boat is pulled, it forms a 20-30 degree angle with the beach surface, causing direct damage to the beach surface and harm to the seedling mother, affecting the yield of farmers. Attached diagram number 8. The lower end of the front panel of the traditional harvesting suction cup. Attached diagram number 9. The raw material water inlet of the traditional harvesting suction cup. The water distribution is controlled by the water distribution regulating plate of the traditional harvesting suction cup (attached diagram number 10). Because of the pure negative pressure design, water is replenished through this inlet, but this system is actually very wasteful of energy.
[0028] Figure 4 Figure 5 shows a top view of the shellfish harvesting suction cup of this utility model patent. Figure 4A-A Cross-Sectional Schematic: Based on the above summary and identified problems, this utility model patent makes the following improvements: The positive pressure pipe interface of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 11) is directly connected to the positive pressure power source. When the positive pressure power source delivers power to the jet booster pipe of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 13), the high-pressure jet conveying plate of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 19), and the high-pressure jet rake of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 21), the direction of work is changed according to the settings. The deformable suction pipe of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 15) is close to the product collection port of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 14). The movable screen frame of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 16) is a vulnerable part, so this invention designs a hinge on the guide plate of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 20) for easy lifting and removal of the movable screen frame of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 16) for processing and resetting. The mud and water guide bottom plate of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 17) combined with the mud and water guide top plate of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 18) forms a high-flow, low-pressure discharge conduit. Their front ends are sealed by the front sealing plate of the top plate of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 24). The discharge conduit tail end and the guide bend of the harvesting suction cup cover plate (Figure 25) change the direction of the fluid, which is discharged from the mud and sand discharge port of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 23) while simultaneously assisting in work; the energy supply channel of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 26) is connected from the inner cavity of the main body to the high-pressure jet rake of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 21). The characteristics of this invention are: pure positive pressure work, pre-set tolerance angle between the main body plane and the axis of the conveying pipe to ensure that the suction cup fits the beach surface, avoiding the damage to the beach surface caused by traditional harvesting suction cups; after the mud and sand discharge port of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 23) also assists in pre-work, the pressure of the high-pressure jet rake of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 21), the mesh size of the coarse screen of the raw material in the harvesting suction cup (Figure 22), and the mesh size of the movable screen frame of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 16) can be adjusted according to the product specifications, so that the product to be harvested comes out directly from the product conveying pipe interface of the harvesting suction cup (Figure 12), without further processing or disassembly.
Claims
1. A shellfish product harvesting sucker, characterized in that: This technology uses positive pressure energy supply to perform work. The positive pressure pipe interface (11) of the harvesting suction cup is directly connected to the positive pressure power source. When the positive pressure power source is sent to the harvesting suction cup jet booster pipe (13), the harvesting suction cup high-pressure jet conveying plate (19), and the harvesting suction cup high-pressure jet rake (22), the direction of work is changed according to the setting. The sucked-in raw material is decomposed and gathered inside. The harvesting suction cup deformable suction pipe (14) is close to the harvesting suction cup product gathering port (15) and connected to the harvesting suction cup product conveying pipe interface (12) above. The harvesting suction cup guide cover plate hinge (20) is set so that the harvesting suction cup can be easily pulled out by flipping it up. The active screen frame (16) is processed and then reset. The mud and water guide bottom plate (17) of the harvesting suction cup is combined with the mud and water guide top cover plate (18) of the harvesting suction cup to form a large flow low pressure discharge conduit. The front end of the conduit is connected and sealed around by the front end sealing plate (24) of the top cover plate of the harvesting suction cup. The end of the discharge conduit and the arc joint (25) of the top cover plate of the harvesting suction cup change the direction of the fluid. The mud and water are discharged from the mud and water discharge port (23) of the harvesting suction cup, while also assisting in the work. The pressure supply channel (26) of the harvesting suction cup is connected from the inner cavity of the main body to the high pressure jet rake (22) of the harvesting suction cup, which is linked to the high pressure energy.
2. The shellfish product harvesting sucker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tolerance angle between the main body plane and the axis of the conveying pipe is preset to ensure that the suction cup fits the beach surface, avoiding the damage to the beach surface caused by traditional harvesting suction cups.
3. A shellfish product harvesting sucker according to claim 1, characterized in that: based on The product specifications can be adjusted by adjusting the pressure of the high-pressure jet rake (22) of the harvesting suction cup, the mesh size of the coarse screen (21) of the raw material of the harvesting suction cup, and the mesh size of the movable screen frame (16) of the harvesting suction cup. This allows for effective work to be done for harvesting products at different levels, so that the product to be harvested is the product that comes out from the product conveying pipe interface (12) of the harvesting suction cup, without the need for further processing and decomposition.
Citation Information
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Shellfish product harvester
CN102578057B